Best New Hotel Brand?

Capella Hotels and Resorts Earns ‘Hot List’ Awards From

Condé Nast Traveler for Schloss Velden

Capella’s first hotels to open to the public also named to

Robb Report Luxury Resorts’ “100 Ultimate Escapes” list

ATLANTA (May 1, 2008) – Since opening its first hotel to the public in 2007, Capella

Hotels and Resorts has been “hot.” The vision of legendary hotelier Horst Schulze,

Capella has delivered on its promise to “raise the bar” in luxury hospitality, and

guests and reviewers alike have taken notice. The new brand received additional

accolades recently, as Schloss Velden, a Capella Hotel, located in Velden, Austria,

earned a ‘best new hotel’ award in their respective country from Condé Nast

Traveler’s coveted ‘Hot List.’ In addition, Schloss Velden’s Auriga Spa garnered

‘best new spa’ honors for Austria. Schloss Velden was also among luxury resorts

honoured by Robb Report Luxury Resorts’ “100 Ultimate Escapes,” in the bi-annual

magazine’s Summer 2008 issue.

To date, Capella Hotels and Resorts has announced plans for ten hotels

worldwide, including Breidenbacher Hof, a Capella Hotel in Düsseldorf, Germany,

set to open on May 19th, 2008. Additional openings are set for Capella Hotels and

Resorts in Mexico, Singapore, Ireland and the United States.

If results at the initial Capella Hotels are any indication, guests have

rewarding experiences ahead of them. At Schloss Velden, a Capella Hotel, which

opened in May of 2007, guests enjoy an incomparable Alpine lakeside setting. The

hotel features 105 guest rooms in the stunningly restored “Chateau Velden” and a

newly created modern wing. Guests are treated to amenities including a Michelin

rated restaurant, wine bar, cigar room, ballroom, indoor and outdoor pools and a

30,000 square-foot Capella-signature Auriga spa. Schloss Velden’s stylish Beach

Club and private Marina afford guests the opportunity to relax lakeside or enjoy

recreation on the transparent waters of Lake Woerth.

Condé Nast Traveler commented, “An international crowd comes here for

short break R and R, creating a cosmopolitan vibe that’s also reflected on the menu

of the hotel’s excellent Schlossstern Restaurant.” In separately awarding the hotel’s

Auriga Spa the only ‘best new spa’ award for all of Austria, Condé Nast Traveler’s

editors called the spa, “stunning,” and highlighted Auriga’s signature approach

linking treatments to lunar cycles.

Capella Hotels and Resorts serves today’s top-tier travelers and residential property
owners and is setting a new standard in the hospitality industry. Capella promises the
unique benefits of the finest boutique hotels, including superb architecture and interior
design, privacy, individualized service and attention to detail – combined with the amenities
and activities of the world’s great luxury hotels and resorts. Capella, led by founder Horst
Schulze, is a brand focused on customer choice, and offers choices that no other hotel
company in the world can match. Capella is opening world-class properties in gateway cities
and high-profile resort destinations around the world, including: Breidenbacher Hof, a
Capella Hotel (Düsseldorf, Germany); Capella Bahia Maroma (Riviera Maya, Mexico);
Capella Castlemartyr (Cork, Ireland); Capella Dunboy Castle (Castletownbere, Ireland);
Capella Ixtapa (Ixtapa, Mexico); Capella Niseko (Niseko, Japan); Capella Pedregal (Cabo
San Lucas, Mexico); Capella Singapore (Sentosa Island, Singapore); Capella Telluride
(Telluride, Colorado); and Schloss Velden, a Capella Hotel (Velden, Austria). Learn more at
www.capellahotels.com

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Middleton & Gendron, Inc.
(212) 980-9193
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